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Westamerica Bancorp
WABC

143 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.21B invested in Westamerica Bancorp in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

553% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.95M | Put options by funds: $298K

1.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.62% → 83.43% (-1.2%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 152 → 143 (-9)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.37B → $1.21B (-$153M)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 10

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 58

Holders
143
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-5.92%
% of All Funds
3.56%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
44
Reduced
58
Closed
10
Calls
$1.95M
Puts
$298K
Net Calls
+$1.65M
Net Calls Change
+$281K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$183M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$20.4M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$13.4M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$7.17M
5
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
+$4.76M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$13.4M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$11M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$5.22M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$4.9M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$4.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.43M -$11.5K -200 -0.3%
MAA
27
Mraz Amerine & Associates
California
$4.39M -$109K -1,900 -2%
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.34M -$2.01M -34,921 -31%
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.32M -$1.16M -20,192 -21%
Norges Bank
30
Norges Bank
Norway
$4.25M -$4.51M -78,443 -51%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
31
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$4.16M – – –
Russell Investments Group
32
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$3.64M +$2.04M +35,358 +118%
NFA
33
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$3.44M -$320K -5,557 -8%
RBA
34
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$3.38M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
35
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.23M +$260K +4,523 +8%
SEI Investments
36
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.08M -$1.44M -25,062 -31%
TA
37
Teachers Advisors
New York
$3.08M +$71.8K +1,247 +2%
First Trust Advisors
38
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3M +$233K +4,054 +8%
Wells Fargo
39
Wells Fargo
California
$2.82M -$25.3K -439 -0.9%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
40
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.72M -$127K -2,200 -4%
Balyasny Asset Management
41
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$2.7M +$2.78M +48,310 New
Legal & General Group
42
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.61M +$61.5K +1,069 +2%
PI
43
PineBridge Investments
New York
$2.58M +$598K +10,384 +29%
Prudential Financial
44
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.54M +$63.3K +1,100 +2%
Renaissance Technologies
45
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.4M -$5.22M -90,769 -68%
Comerica Bank
46
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.37M +$487K +8,467 +26%
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.36M +$40.3K +700 +2%
AllianceBernstein
48
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.34M +$63.3K +1,100 +3%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
49
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.17M – – –
GHCM
50
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$2.15M -$48.9K -850 -2%
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WABC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

143 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.21B — down 11% from $1.37B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of WABC and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $183M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $13.4M.

  • 143 institutional investors held Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) as of Q1 2017, down from 152 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.21B of Westamerica Bancorp stock for Q1 2017, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Westamerica Bancorp positions in Q1 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $183M added.
  • The largest Westamerica Bancorp seller in Q1 2017 was Invesco, an estimated $13.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.